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2022
Pennsylvania Broadband Access: A Speed Test Analysis
February 11, 2022 | Infrastructure
Access to affordable broadband technology has been a long-standing challenge for many rural Pennsylvanians. In November 2021, the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act set aside $65 billion to improve access to high-speed internet across the nation. Part of that act requires states to prioritize projects for those with the most limited access to broadband connections. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 96 of 2021 shortly after the federal law. Act 96 established the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to improve internet access across the Commonwealth.
Appendix
Tags: broadband , internet
2020
Broadband Demand: The Cost and Price Elasticity of Broadband Internet Service in Rural Pennsylvania
November 30, 2020 | Infrastructure
This year-long research project surveyed rural and urban Pennsylvanians about their willingness to pay for high-speed broadband service. It provides a unique first look into factors that continue to create substantial barriers to closing the digital divide. The researchers surveyed 1,446 Pennsylvania residents in May and June 2020. They used a hybrid telephone/SMS (short message service, or “text messaging”) survey that asked respondents about the type of internet technology available to them, broadband pricing, and willingness to pay for 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) broadband.
Executive Summary
Tags: willingness to pay , broadband pricing , broadband , internet
2003
Broadband Internet Service in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania: A Common Wealth or Digital Divide?
January 01, 2003 | Infrastructure
Tags: digital divide , broadband , internet
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.